# kaal:claim:3411897-018

**Claim.** It is the completely decentralized network connectivity via the internet, not blockchain's digital signatures, that provides the greatest protection against fraud, because connectivity puts multiple copies of the chain in the hands of all participants.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- applies to fully distributed public blockchains

**Source quote.**

> While blockchain's use of digital signatures helps establish the identity and authenticity of the parties involved in the transaction, it is the completely decentralized network connectivity via the internet that allows the most protection against fraud.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Decentralization - Past, Present, and Future* (2019), Part 2: The Present, The Brave New World of Decentralization, page 25

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralization - Past, Present, and Future (2019). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3411897

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `82f0aea026b3e3a526ec51bc073b3b864dc06cd9083ff9c54c550037045edaa9` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20-%202019%20-%20Decentralization%20-%20Past%2C%20Present%2C%20and%20Future.pdf

**Topics.** blockchain

**Keywords.** blockchain, fraud-prevention, network-connectivity, distributed-systems

**Related claims.**

- restates: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3373393-022
- extends: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/2939127-016
- extends: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3227933-014

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